Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

185

a b c d e g h i j k l m p q r s t u v w x y z

n

o

f

remainder

noun the part that is left

» After six weeks of French,

we studied Spanish for

the remainder of the term.

balance, last, others,

remains, remnants, rest

remains

plural noun the parts left over

» We put the remains of lunch

in the fridge.

debris, dregs, leftovers,

relics, remnants, residue,

scraps, vestiges, detritus,

leavings

remark^1

verb to mention or comment

on something » She remarked

that my hair was looking nice.

comment, mention,

observe, say, state

remark^2

noun something you say

» Trudy’s remark about my

new coat pleased me.

comment, observation,

statement, utterance, word

remember

verb to bring to mind

something from the past

▼ SEE BELOW

remind

verb to make someone

remember something

» Please remind me to water

the plants before we go out.

bring back to,

jog someone’s memory,

make someone remember,

put in mind, refresh

someone’s memory

remote^1

adjective far off in distance

» We stayed for a week on

a remote farm in the hills.

distant, far-off,

inaccessible, isolated,

lonely, outlying

remote^2

adjective far away in time

» The days of knights in

armour riding into battle

are from the remote past.

distant, far-off

remote^3

adjective not wanting to be

friendly » I tried to talk to

her, but she was very remote.

aloof, cold, detached,

distant, reserved,

withdrawn

remote^4

adjective not very great

» The chances of us winning

the lottery are pretty remote.

poor, slender, slight,

slim, small

remove

verb to take something off

or away » Sue had already

bought milk, so she removed

it from the shopping list.

delete, detach, eject,

eliminate, erase, extract,

get rid of, take away, take

off, take out, withdraw,

efface, excise, expunge

renew

verb to begin something

again » Dawn renewed her

subscription to the magazine.

begin again, recommence,

re-establish, reopen,

resume

renounce

verb (formal) to reject

something or give it up

» Tina renounced all fast food.

disown, give up, reject,

relinquish, eschew (formal)

renovate

verb to repair an old

building or machine

» My aunt bought a rundown

house and renovated it.

do up, modernize,

recondition, refurbish,

repair, restore, revamp

We stayed for a week on

a remote farm in the hills.

Sue had already bought milk, so she

removed it from the shopping list.

Tina renounced all fast food.

renovate

call to

mind

Can you call to mind

where the keys are?

recollect

Do you recollect what

we did last Tuesday?

reminisce

Reminisce with Grandpa

about the past.

antonym: forget

Don’t forget to do your homework!

177-193_R.indd 185 13/01/17 2:43 pm